Political Context

Ukraine

1991 – Declaration of the EC on Ukraine
1992 – The first EU-Ukraine top-level meeting
1993 – Opening of the EC Representation in Ukraine
1994 – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between Ukraine and the EU
1998 – The Ukrainian President’s Decree 615 on approval of the Strategy of Ukraine’s integration to the EU
2004 – The 8th summit (Hague) – the status of a neighborhood country within the European Neighborhood Policy.
2004 – Adoption of a Strategy Paper on the European Neighborhood Policy
2005 – The 9th summit (Kyiv)
2009 – Launching of Eastern Partnership initiative
2014 – Ukraine – EU Association Agreement, provisional application of the Agreement
2015 – The 17th summit (Kyiv) – the first summit taking place under the framework of the Association Agreement
2016 – Trade part (DCFTA) of the Association Agreement operational
2017 – Visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU